Underwear.



1510. s 4 ,461. v PATE'NTED MAR. 5, 1907;

0. R. DE'BEVO'ISEJ UNDERWEAR.

APP'LIOATION FILED HA3. 1, 1906.

iNVENTOR marks/P38301023? WITNESSES ATTORN EY 0., WASHINGTON, D c.

CHARLES R. DE BEVOISE, OF NEWARK, NEl/Y JERSEY.

UNDERWEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented IVIarch 5, 1907.

Application filed March 1,1906) Serial No. 303.653.

To all whom, 116 may cancer/1,.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES R. DE BE- voIsE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and us eful Improvements in Underwear, of which the following is a specification.

I This invention relates to garments or underwear which can be used, for example, as a corset-cover or as desired.

The object of the invention is to facilitate the manufacture and to provide an article of superior appearance or one that will allow ppat fit or sitting of a gown, a waist, or the This invention is set forth in the following specification and claim and illustrated in the annexed drawing, in which Figure l is a face view of a garment or portion of an apparel embodying this invention. Fig. 2 is a section along to w, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section along a: 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section along y y, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section along 2 2, Fig. 1.

In the drawing is illustrated a portion of an apparel or underwear adapted to fit the waist portion of a wearer. This article a is provided with pockets 6. Each pocket isformed of a folded strip. In forming such a pocket a narrowpiece or strip or tape has one end portion folded or given a transverse crease. The strip is then folded or doubled lengthwise or longitudinally. The longitudinal or open edges of the strip are then secured tp the garment or underwear a by stitches 0. These stitches not only secure the pocket to the garment, but also close the pocket lengthwise or cause the strip to assume tubular form.

The transverse crease or fold mentioned causes the pocket to befolded in upon itself or closed at the upper end, as shown in Fig. 3. The other or lower end of the pocket is shown closed by binding (Z.

. A piece of boning or pliable or springy material e is suitably inserted into the pocket before closing. Such boning material or steel is held from escaping in one direction by the transversely-folded end portion and in the opposite direction by the binding d.

The longitudinal fold portion of the pocket as seen is left loose or free from the garment. The other line or edge of the pocket is held by the stitches c. This free or swinging pocket can be made cheap and made to sit flat and neat. noticeable on the outer surface of a garment worn over such underwear.

The pockets are preferably worn facing the body of the wearer, that face of the apparel at opposite the one to which the pockets are attached facing outward. This, however, is not to be construed as a limitation of the invention.

A tabf is shown secured to the garment or engaged by the binding. A reinforcingstrip 9 is practically applied betweenthe tab walls or inside such tab. Eyelets are shown at it along such tab and extended therethrough and through the reinforce.

The stitches 0 can be run so as to have their right side or upper tension face located on either one side or another of the article a. The neat or finished side of the stitches can thus be brought to the exposed or outer side or that surface of-the apparel which faces away from the wearer. This method is of advantage, as in case the article is worn under thin or light or open-work waists such article when seen through such waist will present a neat appearance. The article can thus be advantageously worn under the socalled lingerie waists.

This article, as explained, is intended to be worn under an outer garment or in place of the so-called corset-cover, but this invention is not limited by the manner of use.

This article can be shaped to fit over any kind or all styles of corset and acts as a boned stay and corsetcover combined.

V hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A strip of material having a transverse end fold and further doubled longitudinally thereby doubling the transverse end fold upon itself, said strip when folded constituting a pocket, combined with a garment to which the longitudinal edges of the strip are secured thereby forming a closed pocket and freely connecting the pocket to the garment,

No crease or ridge will be and a binding on the garment adapte close that end of the pocket opposite to pocket.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set (1 to my hand in the presence of two subscribing that Witnesses.

CHARLES R. DE BEVOISE.

Witnesses:

GEORGE HULSBERG, EDWARD Wm SNER. 

